asleep

[ uh-sleep ]

/ əˈslip /

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adverb

in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.

into a dormant or inactive state; to rest: Their anxieties were put asleep.

into the state of death.

adjective

sleeping: He is asleep.

dormant; inactive.

(of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb.

dead.

Origin of asleep

before 1000; Middle English o slæpe, aslepe, Old English on slǣpe; see a-¹, sleep

OTHER WORDS FROM asleep

half-a·sleep, adjective qua·si-a·sleep, adjective, adverb

Words nearby asleep

askos, asl, asla, aslant, aslaug, asleep, asleep at the switch, aslef, aslib, aslope, aslosh

Example sentences from the Web for asleep

Inside, it seemed hopeless, for every chair in sight was occupied, and a dozen men were asleep on the floor.

The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire |H.L. Mencken |October 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In 2012, George Galloway claimed that having sex with a woman while she is asleep is not considered rape.

The Most Insane Antics of George Galloway, Britain’s Purring, Dictator-Loving MP |Gideon Resnick |August 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Because I have real life to take care of once our two kids are asleep (between 8PM and 8:30PM most nights).

Why Men Shouldn’t Wait To Have Kids |Conor P. Williams |March 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Fall asleep listening to a favourite love song as if you were singing it to yourself.

The Great Valentine’s Day Hangover |Emma Woolf |February 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

If you really want to maximize your recovery time in bed, whether you are asleep or not, pick up a set of Earthing sheets.

Six Secrets of Sleep Hacking to Get More Effective Rest |Ari Meisel |December 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Her brother, thinking that she was not asleep, went to the foot of her bed.

Voltaire's Romances |Franois-Marie Arouet
Floyd is still holding Cecil in his arms, now asleep, but he will not relinquish his precious burden.

Floyd Grandon's Honor |Amanda Minnie Douglas
He was breathing heavily, as if asleep, and she dared not speak.

Those Dale Girls |Frank Weston Carruth
Very different from the Texans, whose camp had so easily been invaded, the Mexicans were not asleep, but perfectly awake.

The Freebooters |Gustave Aimard
And if the little animal should be surprised while asleep, it can escape in any direction without losing even a moment.

The Animal World, A Book of Natural History |Theodore Wood

British Dictionary definitions for asleep

asleep

/ (əˈsliːp) /

adjective (postpositive)

in or into a state of sleep

in or into a dormant or inactive state

(of limbs, esp when the blood supply to them has been restricted) numb; lacking sensation

euphemistic dead

Medical definitions for asleep

asleep

[ ə-slēp′ ]

adj.

In a state of sleep; sleeping.

Numb, as of a limb.

Dead.

adv.

In or into a state of sleep.

In or into a state of apathy or indifference.

Into the sleep of the dead.

Idioms and Phrases with asleep

asleep

In addition to the idiom beginning with asleep

asleep at the switch

also see:

fall asleep

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asleep

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Origin of asleep

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adjective (postpositive)

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adj.

adv.

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asleep

adverb

adjective

Origin of asleep

OTHER WORDS FROM asleep

Words nearby asleep

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adjective (postpositive)

Medical definitions for asleep

adj.

adv.

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